Hashtag Hypomnemata

Ao longo dos anos, já recebi várias mensagens cujo autor se lamentava de sua escrita, não sentia que seu trabalho era digno de leitura ou até mesmo tudo que fazia não passava de um “lixo”. São palavras duras para se auto avaliar, não é mesmo? Infelizmente, na maioria dos casos, tais queixas têm causas muito mais profundas, até mesmo psicológicas. O problema não está na escrita em si, mas na forma como a pessoa se enxerga na vida.

Esse texto não é para pessoas de casos clínicos. Para essas, aconselho que busque ajuda com um psicólogo; caso não tenha condições financeiras, procure os centros de atendimento social da sua cidade. Esse texto é para você, autor desanimado, cansado de receber críticas duras ou inseguro sobre as coisas que anda produzindo.

Hey, nonny! I’m glad you like the blog, and thanks for your question <3 

Here’s a huge list of some writing programs I found: 

FREE

FocusWriter

-designed to keep you focused and distraction-free

WriteMonkey

-writing and editing software to keep you focused

LibreOffice

-free alternative to Microsoft Office

Scribus

-formatting and publishing software

FreeMind

-mind-mapping and organizing program

Trello

-idea organization

Pocket

-pin pages to reference later

Twerds

-reminds you to write daily and tracks your writing

oTranscribe

-transcribes audio quickly and conveniently

Coffitivity

-a white noise player to help you focus

ZenPen

-minimalist writing software so you don’t get distracted

Power Thesaurus

-a crowdsourced thesaurus

Twinword Writer

-writing software with a built-in thesaurus

Cliché Finder

-finds the cliches in your writing

Calmly Writer

-an extremely simple interface to help you focus when writing

The Most Dangerous Writing App

-if you stop writing for more than about three seconds, it deletes everything you’ve written

PAID

Daily Page

-sends you a prompt every day to get you writing

ProWritingAid

-reviews and evaluates your writing for grammar and other mistakes

Blank Page

-a simple writing program that allows you to set goals for yourself

750 Words

-a writing interface that encourages you to write 750 words (about three pages) every day, and allows you to analyse your writing. my personal favourite. 

Ilys

-an interface where you can only see the last letter you wrote, to help cure writer’s block

I hope that helped you out! (Side note: most of the paid programs have free trials.) If you have another question, feel free to ask us! 

-Mod Gen

continuation of this post and this post 

ne pas avoir la moindre idée = to not have the faintest idea, not have the slightest idea

garder son calme = to stay calm

je vous donne la parole = i’m giving you a chance to speak, i’m allow you to speak

prendre une décision = to make a decision

faites-moi confiance = trust me, have confidence in me

rester calme = to keep calm

sois prudente = be careful

sables mouvants = quicksand

je n’arrive pas à croire = i can’t believe

soeur jumelle = twin sister

je m’en veux = i feel bad, i feel guilty

de toutes mes forces = with all my strength

être au courant = to be informed, be aware

je me réjouis de = i’m very happy about, i’m very pleased with

s’emparer de = to seize, capture, take possession of

en ruines = in ruins

vous vous trompez = you’re making a mistake, you’re mistaken

commettre une erreur = to make a mistake

d’une manière ou d’une autre = somehow, one way or another

fort possible = very likely

 And when this melody of love sings to you, be sure to listen closely.  For the notes of desire and inspiration conspire to a whisper

Amanda Molina - “The Fragrance of Female Adolescence”

(via buttonpoetry)

What better way to change reality than with powerful fiction?

first of all: these are in no way the right grammatical way of writing and everything I list here is based off my experience as a native speaker.

one more thing, english isn’t my first language so please correct me if I write something wrong.

ok vamos lá:

- when you use the verb “estar” always get rid off the “es-” part of the verb

ex: “I am studying” - “eu to estudando” instead of “eu EStou estudando”

- when you want to use “me/te” it’s more common to put the possessive pronoun before the verb than after

ex: “I love you” - “eu te amo” instead of “eu amo-te”

- and if you want to say “us” just say “a gente”

- one more thing about possessive pronouns: most people never use “o/a/os/as” instead you should try using “ ele/ela/eles/elas”

ex: “I hate them” - “eu odeio eles/elas” instead of “eu os/as odeio” or “eu odeio-os/as”

- if you want to say “like” just use “tipo”

ex: “I hate that guy, like, he’s such a dumbass” - “eu odeio aquele cara, tipo, ele é tão babaca”

- never use “para a” or “para o” when speaking out loud, just say “pra” and “pro”

ex: “I’m going to my friend’s house” - “eu to indo pra casa da minha amiga”

- also If you need to show you’re surprised by something just say “nossa”

ex: “woah, that’s a lot of cake for only one person” - “ nossa, isso é muito bolo pra uma pessoa só”

- if you are going to the South we tend to use more “tu” than “você” but we still conjugate the verbs as if we were using “você”

ex: “do you need any help?” - “tu precisa de alguma ajuda?” instead of “tu precisaS de alguma ajuda?”

- when you need to say “thank you” just say “brigada/o” instead of “Obrigada/o”

- also if you are a girl you should use “brigadA” and if you’re a boy you should use “brigadO”

We’re deep into NaNo Prep Season, and this week, we’ve asked participants to share their thoughts on how to craft great plots and build immersive worlds. Today, author and entrepreneur Gabriela Pereira shares her method of mapping out her story:

As a New Yorker born and raised, I think of an outline as being like a subway map. What I love about this approach is that it allows you to see how the various threads of your story work together, but you can also tease those elements apart and look at them individually to see how each thread holds up on its own.

When you make a subway map outline, each line represents a different subplot or story element you want to track. The dots (or stops) represent scenes in your story. Some scenes are like local stops on a subway and apply only to one story thread, while other scenes are like express stops and represent intersections between the story threads and mark key moments in your story. For an example of this technique in action, check out the subway map of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games.

Want to learn how to put together a story map like this? Here’s a step-by-step guide.

babynames.com

might look a bit weird in your search history, but it’s the most helpful and informative site i’ve found for naming characters. search by letters, meaning, nationality, and syllables, among other things. has intriguing name lists — from harry potter names to oscar winners.

social security archives

helpful especially for characters in specific era’s, or in specific demographics. holds archives of the united states’ names dating back to the late nineteenth century. also charts the popularity, and other statistics, of names.

surname generator

very, very helpful for last-minute surnames. wouldn’t recommend for any important, significant, or completely solidified characters, simply because there’s no telling the nationality or origin of the name that comes up.

global naming customs

tracks family names as well as given names through nationality, ethnicity, origin, and popularity, shedding light on the subject of why. huge insight on the origin of naming and what it really means for the individual

some more helpful links

“hispanic last names: why two of them?”

psychology today’ “what do names tell us”

re: china; “so many people, so few surnames”

re: female surname choice (or lack thereof)